The aspect of her no-makeup thing that bugged me is the rest of her skincare routine. I read somewhere about expensive facials and skin products, and that’s fine for her, but it’s inaccessible to most women. It seems a bit disingenuous.

I thought he was really wonderful as Crosby. That character could have been a total waste of protoplasm and stage makeup, but he made the man-child endearing.

She references Sedgwick quite a few times in the book. She’s definitely trying to fashion herself off of her.

Me too! It seems particularly condescending when you consider that Lor and Rory had perfect figures and great skin, but lived off of pop tarts and greasy food from Luke’s. Insensitive and unnecessary.

It actually did do it a bunch in the original, which I never got. There was a scene were Lor mistakes another shopper’s bags for hers and proceeds to mock the very large underpants she finds. In S4 Rory remarks on the bodies of a couple of her peers. There were others, but those are the most egregious.

It’s like those dudes on Bumble who in their profile direct you to start a conversation with them by being “interesting” yet don’t bother to actually provide any information about themselves in said profiles. Um, it’s hard for me to be “interesting” when you give me nothing to start with. Double standard much, Bumble…

I think a lot of the time, it’s also about processing a difficult or negative situation. I work in an environment where there’s a lot of gossip, and I think part of it is people finding solace with one another in the face of iffy management practices and overbearing coworkers. If a workplace in particular finds itself…

This seemed pretty forgone since the start of the season.

Or you’re nervous.

I would never ask anyone that question in an interview, but if I did, and it was directed at you, that response alone would have gotten you the job.

Whichever part of the bike thinks this is a stupid question.

I’m not always great at coming up with answers when I’m stressed out, and honestly, I’ve found that just being straight forward is a good approach when you’re blanking on an answer. If the above steps don’t work, I really don’t see much harm in smiling and saying “that’s a good question, can we return to it a little…

Yup. When I’m crossing the street and a car is approaching the intersection too quickly (not slowing down fast enough), I sometimes freeze in my tracks and wait for it to stop. I live in a city, where people drive like maniacs, so this happens quite a bit.

I’m afraid of cars! I was hit by one when I was younger. Driving proved pretty stressful for me, so I don’t anymore. As a pedestrian, I often think a car is going to hit me. I’m not like, crippled with fear, but cars definitely give me some low-grade anxiety. I’m perfectly fine being a passenger in one, however. In…

That is the best Janis casting idea I have heard yet. With Lyone’s history of drugs, she would probably also be able to find some empathy with the character. I love this idea.

Thank you for saying that. I have type 1, and I contracted it in a non-salacious manner as a kid. I get breakouts about once a year, usually very poorly timed, and they’re embarrassing and unpleasant. So much stigmatization with the herpes! And even if I did contract it in a salacious manner, having an STI doesn’t…

I’m crying just thinking about it. At my desk. At work.

In Her Shoes is the movie that warmed me to Cameron Diaz. That character could have been totally unlikeable, and she made her sympathetic. IHS is my favorite Jennifer Weiner book, and the movie version, while it leaves a big chunk of the plot out, is great. It never fails to move me, and I have seen it many times.…

Yes, it could certainly be a producer or a director.

Although, Charlie Sheen has been floated elsewhere on these comments, and it’s a compelling theory.